Fingers
Surf spot · Japan
Is it worth the trip?
40Poor out of 100 for your dates
Best on Sat 7: 3 ft swell at 9 s, 3 hours of offshore wind, sheltered (estimated): holds up in a blow
Tue 3 · 43 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft10 scrumbling
- Energy
- 435kJ
- Wind
- NE 11 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Wed 4 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 6 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 525kJ
- Wind
- ENE 14 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Thu 5 · 0 out of 100
- Swell
- 7 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 758kJ
- Wind
- NNE 11 kn
- Temp
- 24°C
Fri 6 · 49 out of 100
- Swell
- 5 ft9 ssoft
- Energy
- 301kJ
- Wind
- NNW 13 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Sat 7 · 54 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 120kJ
- Wind
- NNW 14 kn
- Temp
- 19°C
Sun 8 · 34 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft9 scrumbling
- Energy
- 102kJ
- Wind
- NE 10 kn
- Temp
- 22°C
Mon 9 · 47 out of 100
- Swell
- 3 ft8 smushy
- Energy
- 110kJ
- Wind
- NNE 9 kn
- Temp
- 21°C
Tap a day for waves, wind and the temperature. Full forecast
Forecast: next 10 days
Full forecast- Mon 271, good
- Tue 343, poor
- Wed 40, too big
- Thu 50, too big
- Fri 649, fair
- Sat 754, fair
- Sun 834, too small
- Mon 947, fair
- Tue 1060, good
- Wed 110, too big
The spot in five facts
- Faces SEtakes swell from the SE
- Offshore: NWwind from the land
- Intermediate +who it suits
- Works 3–11 ftof swell
- Water 25 °Cno wetsuit
Full forecast
every day, every number
The score doesn't know rips, currents, rocks or your skill.
Fingers does not suit beginners. This is the forecast for intermediates, so you can see what it does.
| Day | Scorefor Intermediate | Swell | Energy | Wind | Temp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon 2Nov | 71, good | 4 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 342kJ | offshorewind from the north-west, 17 knots, offshore | 25°C |
| Tue 3Nov | 43, poor | 5 ft10 scrumbling6 ft at break (est.) | 435kJ | wind from the north-east, 11 knots | 22°C |
| Wed 4Nov | 0, too big | 6 ft9 ssoft7 ft at break (est.) | 525kJ | wind from the east-north-east, 14 knots | 24°C |
| Thu 5Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft9 ssoft8 ft at break (est.) | 758kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 11 knots | 24°C |
| Fri 6Nov | 49, fair | 5 ft9 ssoft5 ft at break (est.) | 301kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 13 knots, offshore | 22°C |
| Sat 7Nov | 54, fair | 3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 120kJ | offshorewind from the north-north-west, 14 knots, offshore | 19°C |
| Sun 8Nov | 34, too small | 3 ft9 scrumbling3 ft at break (est.) | 102kJ | wind from the north-east, 10 knots | 22°C |
| Mon 9Nov | 47, fair | 3 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 110kJ | wind from the north-north-east, 9 knots | 21°C |
| Tue 10Nov | 60, good | 3 ft6 smushyunder 1 ft at break (est.) | 67kJ | offshorewind from the north, 11 knots, offshore | 20°C |
| Wed 11Nov | 0, too big | 7 ft8 smushy4 ft at break (est.) | 526kJ | wind from the north, 10 knots | 19°C |
Energy is the swell's power, in kJ per metre of wave. Wind is in knots, the arrow where it blows to; green is offshore. More
Tide
- Mon 2 NovLow 05:34 −0.7 mHigh 12:58 +0.5 mLow 18:47 +0.0 mHigh 23:55 +0.4 m
- Tue 3 NovLow 07:01 −0.6 mHigh 14:10 +0.6 mLow 20:19 −0.2 m
- Wed 4 NovHigh 01:49 +0.4 mLow 08:21 −0.5 mHigh 15:02 +0.6 mLow 21:19 −0.4 m
Local clock times; heights about mean sea level. On open coasts the times are usually within a quarter of an hour; in bays, estuaries and on the Gulf of Mexico they can be an hour or more out. Tide: EOT20 global ocean tide model, Hart-Davis et al. 2021, DGFI-TUM (doi:10.17882/79489), CC BY 4.0. Times and heights computed by us. A model, not a tide table: check a local table before you go.
Forecast updated . It refreshes every three hours. Forecast data: ECMWF, DWD, Météo-France and NOAA, served by Open-Meteo.com (CC BY 4.0). Changed by us. Generated using E.U. Copernicus Marine Service Information.
Best time to go
No month stands out
Good days in a typical week, each month, for intermediate surfers, from 2016 on (history scored the same way).
- Jan1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Jan
- Feb1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Feb
- Mar1of 7: a trip from Sat 6 Mar
- Apr1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Apr
- May1of 7: a trip from Sat 1 May
- Jun0of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Jun
- Jul1of 7: a trip from Sat 3 Jul
- Aug1of 7: a trip from Sat 7 Aug
- Sep1of 7: a trip from Sat 4 Sept
- Oct1of 7: a trip from Sat 2 Oct
- Nov1of 7: a trip from Tue 3 Nov
- Dec1of 7: a trip from Sat 5 Dec
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Typical, not a forecast.
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About
the place in full, sources, credits
About Fingers
Facing, offshore wind, exposure, level and swell range are estimated.
The spot faces SE (155°), so it takes swell from the SE. The wind blows offshore from the NW (335°). It is sheltered to the open swell. It suits intermediate surfers and up. It works in 3–11 ft of swell. The sea floor shelves gently: 10 m deep about 400 m out (1 in 41). On a typical 5 ft, 11 s swell the waves here would crumble. The sea is about 20°C in February, its coldest month (2 mm shorty), and 29°C in August, its warmest (no wetsuit). The town to stay in is Nakanokami, 5.8 km away (about 10 min by car). Within 5 km we also list 1 surf spot.
Water about 25°C: no wetsuit. Typical sea temperature for the time of year, not a forecast.
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Where to stay: 2 towns
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about 10 min by car · 7 places to stay
about US$80/nightcountry average
About Nakanokami its beds, food and every spot near it
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about 45 min by car
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